fsx-ms Great announcement from A2A about a new Captain of the Ship Aircraft

[DrumsArt 270]

There : http://www.a2asimulations.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=54008

 

More news this week end. Enjoy !

 

Regards,

 

Richard Portier

 

 

[VeryBumpy 272]

Hmm...interesting.

 

I hope its a Constellation or a Tupolev Tu-116.

[Sethos 4,335]

Believe it's a DC-3

[AnkH 2,262]

...Tupolev Tu-116.

 

I don't think that the first turboprop plane from A2A will be a rare russian plane. My hopes are on a DC-3, a DC-4/6/7 would also be nice, but I would prefer the smaller DC-3. We will see. A Constellation however is also really likely, but for me it would not be as attractive as a DC plane...

[VeryBumpy 272]

The Tu-116 is certainly unique and a study plane but yeah, its a reach.

 

But if they do a jet, my bets are on a de Havilland DH 106 Comet.

[Avantime 81]

The DC-3 is the obvious choice. The MAAM-SIM DC-3 is really showing its age.

[Boeing or not going 578]

A fast small twin would be nice but they love older and mostly military stuff.

[Sethos 4,335]

A fast small twin would be nice but they love older and mostly military stuff.

 

Believe they are doing both, they already said they are doing another smaller project (Seminole?). This has been done in parallel. 

[Boeing or not going 578]

Believe they are doing both, they already said they are doing another smaller project (Seminole?). This has been done in parallel. 

A Seminole is great, anything that can cruise around Orbx North America and not have to go around the rockies.

[TuFun 434]

The Virgo Constellation is in the corner of the dark patch.  Constellation "Connie" is the plane to be! :wink:

[Samaritano 304]

If it's not the DC-3/C-47 then I think it could be a Connie. On an interview with Scott on May-Jun issue of PC-Pilot and after being asked why he went with the 377 Stratocruiser his answer was. 

"Well, our original aircraft we set out to make was a Constellation. Another developer was making one and out of respect, we looked for another type from the same era. We then found this jewel, the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser (however we now realize that it doesn't matter much if another previously developed the aircraft we choose)."

Possibly a clue. 

[AnkH 2,262]

"However we now realize that it doesn't matter much if another previously developed the aircraft we choose" brings back the DC-3 into the discussion. But: the grey field on the picture is about the size of the 377, and we have this constellation watermark. My bets would go as well on the Connie, but sadly this would be only on rank three if I could chose. Number one still the DC-3, followed by all other DC four engine planes...

[Nuno Pinto 1,397]

But if they do a jet, my bets are on a de Havilland DH 106 Comet.

 

I'd s**t my pants if it was a Comet. Wow, just the tought of an A2A DH-106... Wow.

[Beardyman 604]

Anything from A2A under one condition - it will be not that ugly as 377...

[AnkH 2,262]

I'd s**t my pants if it was a Comet. Wow, just the tought of an A2A DH-106... Wow.

 

I think the only thing we can really already exclude are jets or turboprops, as it was clearly stated that the development of the novel airliner will help to improve the 377 further. No idea how this could happen if it is going to be a jet or a turboprop.